Chapter 228: Established Facts

The guerrillas of Luo Hao's troops in Pinghai of Dengzhou Prefecture were marching to Laiyang. On the way to Laiyang, they were defeated in the middle of the night. The supplies, food and grass were burned by the defeated soldiers. Luo Hao died in the chaos.

The county magistrates of Laiyang and Qixia urgently believed in the prefect of Dengzhou, and the governor of Shandong made an emergency in various places, saying that the defeated troops were scattered in various places, and immediately became bandits and harassed the local area. Shangguan asked him to send troops to suppress them quickly to protect the safety of the scholars and people in Dengzhou.

The Ming army liked to advance together but did not communicate with each other. As a result, they were often defeated by the enemy separately. I don’t know how many such a foolish battle outside the pass was fought, but in a small place in Dengzhou, it was the same. Luo Hao led five thousand people from Dengzhou to Laiyang County, while the troops in the three places of Dasongwei, Jinghaiwei and Haiyang Qianhu Station did not know when and how to set off in Dengzhou Prefecture.

Dasongwei, Jinghaiwei and Haiyang Qianhu Institution were already extremely dilapidated. They gathered together with only about 3,000 people, and set out from the camps in various places and met at Haiyang Qianhu Institution.

The food and salary were deducted so much. After receiving the order, no matter which family was willing to set off quickly, they slowly ignited their troops and finished the farm work. This was the beginning of the road. However, the two soldiers, Dasongwei and Jinghaiwei, were both intercepted by the horse team halfway.

The enemies Luo Hao faced by Pinghai Guerrilla Luo Hao was mostly infantry, but the soldiers and horses in these places were all facing cavalry. Although the number was slightly smaller, they were even more elite.

The soldiers of Dasongwei and Jinghaiwei were killed and dispersed halfway. Nowadays, generals must seize the troops. The lack of food and wages in the army and the domineering of the generals made the soldiers unwilling to stay in the army for too long. In peacetime, they must be wary of soldiers being abandoned, let alone being disbanded like this. Not to mention the major casualties and injuries, it would be even more difficult to gather into an army.

Not to mention that when the horse team attacked, the fastest death was often the generals who led the troops. The Qianhu Office of Haiyang Qianhu Office secretly felt glad, thinking that it would be good to use his own territory as the place to meet, at least there was no need to die. The Qianhu Office of Haiyang Qianhu Office was just a turtle.

On February 20, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the prefect of Dengzhou suddenly discovered that the forces stationed in Dengzhou Prefecture that were available for mobility had disappeared, either roared at night or were besieged by bandits. The result was the same, and they were all defeated.

The urgent documents from various prefectures and counties flew in like snow, and their words were quite consistent. They all said that there were large thieves in the cities and villages, and they asked Shangguan to send troops to support quickly, otherwise there might be drastic changes.

In Shandong Prefecture, except for Yanzhou Prefecture, the rest of the prefectures must be wary of the uprisings and rebellions of the White Lotus Sect, Maitreya Sect, and the Scented Incense Sect all year round. In addition, bandits and horses everywhere have become a tradition. There are often magistrates, magistrates, even officials of the prefecture and military prefecture level who were impeached and removed from office because of this. Everyone is extremely nervous about this. When the report is reported, the prefect is also panicked. Regardless of the face of the Shandong general, he sent someone to send letters to the governor, and at the same time to Li Meng, the general of Laizhou Prefecture, and requested assistance in guarding Dengzhou.

By early March, the troops of Qiu Lei, the Shandong general who was originally guarding Dengzhou Prefecture, were already in chaos. The few troops who could still take action were all huddled in Dengzhou Prefecture and Huangxian, and they did not dare to go out lightly. The troops of Li Meng, the general who was in charge of Laizhou Prefecture were still in Laizhou Prefecture.

When I passed by Laizhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture, there was no obstacle. Qiu Lei from Jinan Prefecture and Shandong General Office couldn't help but turn black. In a blink of an eye, he had been cut off in Dengzhou.

Continue to send troops to? I also know the combat effectiveness of the more than 8,000 people. They were killed by the main general and the soldiers were dispersed. Will the remaining sent over there be any good end? Moreover, the general's arrogant and domineering capital depends entirely on the army in his hands. At the moment, there are suddenly few thousand people missing, which is already a damage to the vitality. If there are fewer, it will probably be troublesome.

Moreover, he sent troops to Laizhou and Qingzhou prefectures, and seized Li Meng's food and salary. The other party would not give up the way so easily. After thinking about the things in Dengzhou, Li Meng could only do it. Although the local government and gentry said that the soldiers and horses were defeated and the raids were harassed, who would believe that Li Meng could be more likely to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, but he could not find a reason.

The conflict between the two sides is already known to everyone in the Shandong officialdom. Everyone knows that there has been a written lawsuit because of military pay. If he says that the other party is in a frustrated position, he will most likely be misunderstood.

In such a situation, if the troops are sent over, wouldn’t it be like going deep into the tiger’s den and provoking a tiger pretending to be a pig? The Shandong general was so angry that he was so angry that his wife cried in the back house all day long, saying that his brother-in-law Luo Hao could not die so unclearly, and he must find out the truth, but he couldn’t do it yet and wanted to sue. Liu Fulai, the eunuch in Nanjing, was the other party’s backstage, and his own relationships were probably not good.

Thinking of the end, Shandong General Qiu Lei almost vomited blood and came to the conclusion that he could only give up Dengzhou territory and pinched his nose to admit that it was a loss. Fortunately, Jinan Prefecture is still rich, and now he can only defend this territory. This Shandong General Town General can only manage one prefecture, and the sphere of influence of the generals who guarded one prefecture are almost four prefectures. It is really putting the cart before the horse.

In mid-March, under the call of the "passionate heart" and "passionate desire" of the elders of Dengzhou, the yamen at all levels in Shandong were doing good and ordered the generals of Laizhou Prefecture to assist in the defense of Dengzhou Prefecture. Qiu Lei's troops were still there, but they were huddled in Huangxian and Dengzhou Prefecture City, and they did not dare to move.

After this order, the governor of Shandong Yan Jizu still received some benefits from the salt merchants. Anyway, when Liu Zeqing showed signs of rebellion, he also ordered Li Meng, the general of Laizhou, to go on guard. This order was familiar with it. Thinking about such an urgent matter, the governor's yamen was unwilling to mobilize the general Qiu Lei's troops. The reason was that the man was extremely domineering and often bargained when he went to war. How could Li Meng be so respectful and obedient? How could he give the tribute to him?

Although Li Meng, the general of Laizhou Prefecture, was increasingly powerful, but he couldn't resist being obedient and sensible, and his territory became bigger and bigger. There were many suspicious places in Dengzhou, but officials and gentry spoke in a crowd, and so many people were talking together, even if it wasn't true.

What was the basis of the rule of the Ming Dynasty? It was these gentry landlords and civil servants who were mostly born in these local reputations with land and wealth. The yamen institutions of all dynasties were only set up in counties at most. There were no institutions representing the court below the county. In fact, the people who exercised ruling power were these gentry landlords.

Through private salt, Li Meng increased the income of these gentry landlords, and through strong army and fair practices, these gentry landlords felt awe. Through the children of gentry joining the army, these gentry landlords were at stake with their own interests.

In fact, the Jiaozhou Camp has already controlled the gentry of Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou. With the influence of these gentry and landlords, local officials must submit, otherwise they will not be able to do anything. Since this is done in all aspects, everything about Li Meng feels natural.

The matter of garrison was simple. It was nothing more than that Zhao Neng, the Dushi of Pingdu Province, led his troops into Laiyang. The landlords and gentry in Laiyang County and the surrounding areas were dealing with the people in Jiaozhou camp every day, and they were already familiar with each other and could not be more familiar. Everything went very smoothly.

Jiaozhou Camp began to recruit soldiers again, but the effect of this recruitment was not very satisfactory. Although the standards were reduced, very few people came to apply for the recruitment. What is ridiculous is that it would be fine if there were few people applying for the recruitment, but there were several types of people who almost met the standards.

One is the backbone of the Xiangma bandits in Shandong, the second is the defeated soldiers of the Dengzhou army, and the third is the children of powerful families in various places. It is particularly worth mentioning that the children of powerful families have almost amazing similarities, that is, the rogues who do not learn well are notorious and lawless in the local area.

The former group of powerful children existed as protons. However, when these children returned home during the holidays, the elders at home were surprised to find that their children had made great progress. Not only did they abide by the rules in their work, but they also had a little calmer spirit. Of course, after returning home, young people with strong energy always had to fight. These young people who have been in Jiaozhou Camp first tolerate reasoning, and then really started to fight, which was even more powerful than before.

This made their elders extremely happy. The children's behavior is like doing big things. Jiaozhou Camp is really a bit tricky and well-trained!

As a result, for the second recruitment, landlords and gentry in many places in Shandong, and even officials who retired and returned home, sent their children here, hoping that Jiaozhou Camp would take care of their children.

After Li Meng learned about this phenomenon, he felt quite moved. When he was in the modern era, he often recruited young people who were rude to recruit soldiers in the local area. It is said that the army is a melting pot and a university. Children will become sensible after staying in the army for a few years. These people made Li Meng very angry when he led new recruits. He did not expect that ancient and modern times are quite similar, but for him now, this is also a good thing.
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